Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires. Last week the president signed an executive order that seeks to allow federal loan recipients to “self-certify” that they meet all state and local building requirements if their permits aren’t approved within 60 days. State and local officials maintain that permits are being approved in a timely manner. They question whether the Trump administration can legally take over the permitting process and said they’ve received little to no information about how the new process is supposed to work. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a news conference Monday in San Diego- QUOTE- “Now Trump has signed an executive order that goes into effect, when? We don’t know. Is it legal? Almost certainly not. He hasn’t coordinated with anyone to tell them. It’s just typical Trump.” Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger says it’s a lack of money, not permitting issues, that are keeping many from rebuilding. The Trump administration has not approved the state’s $33.9 billion disaster aid request.